basketball player

Chapter 160 158: "Life-saving Straw" Carlisle
Zach Lowe stood expressionlessly on the sidelines, watching the surging crowd in the stands of the Conseco Arena and the cheering Pacers players, as if he felt that his career had come to an end.

Too fast, all this reversal came too fast.Moreover, the performance of George and Matthews did not leave Zach any affection at all.

"The game is over. Since Coach Henson set up a lineup of one big and four small in the middle of the first quarter, the Mavericks have been suppressed by the opponent's speed! The second half was even more of a nightmare for the Mavericks. The Pacers' tall outsiders wanted anything they wanted. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Pacers' 8-0 spurt completely ruined the game. Paul George played very well today, and he is undoubtedly the best player in the game!"

As soon as Van Gundy finished speaking, highlights of George's game were played on the big screen in the Conseco Arena.

The decisive three-point shot on Marion's head, the aggressive steal on the defensive end, the fast-break dunk after shuttling through the crowd... George's figure appeared in almost every corner of the court today.After the game, Paul hugged George very happily. When George beat the Hornets last season, Paul knew that this kid would definitely not be easy in the future.

Henson let him occupy the second starting position all the time, not because of partiality, but because George really has the strength to match him!
30分9个篮板5次助攻5次抢断，三分球11投7中，三分命中率高达63.6%！保罗.乔治今天的数据，绝对是一个准球星的数据！
"Scores, steals and three-point field goal percentage, Paul George's three records today are all career highs! His perfect performance turned Nowitzki's flashback 30 points into empty cuts. His outstanding performance made the doubts before the game look extremely ridiculous. Why did George occupy the second position in the starting lineup? That's why!" Van Gundy wanted to see Zach's expression now, but found that he didn't see the sideline reporter on the court.

"Of course, Wesley Matthews also played very well today. He had 15 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, and two of the 3 assists were given to Paul George. Whether he and George play alternately or at the same time, they can play very well and produce a good chemical reaction. Today, it is precisely because of the excellent performance of the two on both ends of the offense and defense that the Mavericks got into trouble early." , is really scary.

"Zach, the game is over, it's time for us to go!" The ESPN cameraman pushed Zach, and Zach recovered from his despair.

interview?Who to interview?Interview Henson?Interview with George?Interview Matthews?Then he must not be humiliated to death!
Most of the time, the sideline interviews are with the players and coaches of the winning side.Only occasionally, reporters will find the loser to interview.

But at this time, the mild-mannered Carlisle is Zach's only choice.Today, if he wants to be less embarrassed and humiliated to death by the Pacers, he must grasp Carlisle's life-saving straw and deal with today's sideline interview!
Then for the next few days, it's best not to say anything or make a sound.Zach will be able to return until the fans gradually forget this rumor that now seems absurd.

After reacting, Zach ran to Carlisle in three steps at a time, which was a pain for the cameraman behind him.

At this time, Carlisle had just finished shaking hands with Henson.Although the Mavericks lost, but Carlisle's attitude towards Henson is still very gentle.First, the two teams are not direct competitors, and second, Carlisle and Henson have no personal grievances.On the contrary, the two coaches still feel a little heroic.

"I enjoyed playing with you very much, coach." When Henson shook hands with Carlisle, he also expressed his greatest respect.

"Congratulations, you played a beautiful game. To be honest, I almost believed the rumors before the game. However, you responded perfectly."

Carlisle smiled and nodded at Henson, too, before the champion head coach headed back to the locker room.But at this moment, the embarrassed Zach Lowe stopped him.

Carlisle turned around, still feeling a little strange.If this reporter didn't interview Paul George, who was eye-catching today, or Henson Joe, who was full of flirtatious talk, why did he come to himself?

But after seeing the reporter's face clearly, Carlisle understood everything in an instant.

"Mr. Zach, long time no see." Carlisle greeted Zach with a smile.

Seeing this smile, Zach felt a lot more relieved.At least for today's sideline interview, I don't have to embarrass myself.

"Coach Carlisle, I'm very sorry that the Mavericks lost the game today. But we saw that Dirk scored a season-high 30 points today, sweeping away the haze of the mediocre state before. Do you have any comments on Dirk's performance?" Zach brought the topic to Nowitzki, so this interview will be completely different from George and Matthews!

"I'm such a smart man!" Zach was secretly proud of himself, and succeeded in avoiding embarrassment!

"Dirk's performance made me happy. I'm very happy to see Dirk get back to the game. Everything about him, his shooting, his handling, rebounding, he was very active on the court and he was very positive. But today Paul George was obviously better. They are all playing well. As for the rumors about them before the game, I am afraid that the accuracy rate is lower than our three-point shooting rate today." Carlisle still maintained his kind smile on his face, but the expression on Zach's face was frozen.

what's the situation?Didn't I ask your Dirk Nowitzki?How can you bring the conversation to George and Matthews!
Seeing Zach's embarrassed expression in front of the camera, fans all over the United States pointed at his face and laughed loudly.Among them, even Van Gundy sitting in the commentary booth.

In the end, Zach was inevitably a laughing stock.I believe that the label of "the most unreliable reporter in ESPN" will be attached to Zach Lowe for a long time.

"If there are no other questions, I'll go back first, Mr. Zach." Carlisle patted Zack on the shoulder, then turned and returned to the player tunnel.

The serious Carlisle couldn't help laughing the moment he walked into the player's tunnel. It turned out to be such a frustrating feeling. No wonder Henson and Popovich always like to do this.

Carlisle was originally a fan of Popovich. He not only liked Popovich's coaching methods, but also liked the humor and calmness of the old man when facing the media.

Therefore, Carlisle often imitated Popovich and joked when interviewed by reporters, but there was always a feeling of imitating things.But today, Carlisle undoubtedly perfectly reproduced Popovich's calmness when facing reporters, which made the champion coach a little proud.

Although he lost the game, Carlisle found that his mood didn't seem so bad
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At the press conference after the game, Paul George undoubtedly became the star who received the most attention.Today, even the "Queen Bee" cannot overshadow this young defender who is still a little green.

"Coach Henson, how do you comment on those remarks that questioned George before the game?" After the reporters asked George countless questions, Henson, who was distracted, finally heard someone calling him.

"How to comment? I don't want to answer this question, because I don't care about the news fabricated by those tabloid reporters." Henson waved his hand, still looking like he didn't care about Zach.

"Sir, Zach Lowe was one of the top ten basketball reporters last year and a columnist for ESPN. He's not a tabloid reporter."

"Oh? Really? That must be because there are not ten people on this list, so I randomly found a name that no one knows. I didn't know Zach Lowe before, and I won't be interested in him in the future." Henson replied angrily, and then leaned forward to approach the microphone.

He still has something to say.

"We have the best players, and we have won beautiful victories one after another. But when I found that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shut up some people. I started to think about how to solve this problem. After today's game, I figured it out. It's better for guys like Zach to stay away, and other media who are preparing to rape us in similar ways. Come. The Pacers will use the most positive response to Zach today, and bring you down one by one!"

After Henson finished speaking, the entire media reception room became silent instantly, and even George stood aside.

What did Coach Henson say just now?Strong what! ?

(End of this chapter)